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The Breakaway Cook loves to explore new tastes, to reimagine classic combinations with powerful bursts of unexpected global flavors. The result is healthful, delicious food that's simple to prepare at home.
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Zucchini Bread You'll Actually Crave
Posted Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 4:38 pm PDTI like some zucchini breads, but I find most of them to be very heavy, so I've been trying to create a lighter version that's not as sweet as the…
POST A COMMENT (15)The Classic St. Patrick's Day Menu
Posted Mon, Mar 09, 2009, 11:34 am PDTLeprechauns, shamrocks, and green beer come flooding into the brain with the very mention of St. Patrick's Day, but I like to honor the old patron by…
POST A COMMENT (53)Small Homemade Food Gift Ideas
Posted Fri, Nov 21, 2008, 7:37 pm PSTWhen a loved one’s birthday or holiday rolls around, picking something out from a department store fills me with dread, because nothing ever seems…
POST A COMMENT (10)The French Fry, Breakaway Style
Posted Tue, May 27, 2008, 4:28 pm PDTUntil I discovered a new way to make fries, I rarely made them: I never knew what to do with the large quantities of used oil and was put off by the…
POST A COMMENT (9)Eating Green Tea?
Posted Mon, Feb 25, 2008, 3:34 pm PSTEating green tea? Certainly not the whole leaf kind, and few of us would consider using a teabag as part of dinner. But maccha, the superfine powdered…
POST A COMMENT (11)Warm-Autumn Warm Salad
Posted Tue, Oct 30, 2007, 3:54 pm PDTThis salad works with lots of other veggies too -- fennel, cooked potato, chard, lightly cooked carrots -- but this particular combination is my…
POST A COMMENT (2)The Beauty of Cast Iron -- The Ultimate Nonstick Pan
Posted Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 5:19 pm PDTIt took me a while to warm up to regular cast iron; I had a cast-iron pan that I must not have cared for properly, because it rusted a bit and food…
POST A COMMENT (11)Six Reasons to Love Grass-Fed Beef
Posted Mon, Oct 08, 2007, 10:54 am PDTI love having a quarter of a cow in my freezer. Let me count the ways...
POST A COMMENT (8)Lamb Chops Done Right
Posted Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 11:52 pm PDTLike many Americans, I didn't grow up eating lamb. I was well into my 20s before I realized what I was missing, and now I seem to be making up for…
POST A COMMENT (5)Heavenly Roasted Chicken with Miso and Oranges
Posted Thu, Sep 20, 2007, 11:28 pm PDTLemon chicken is one of the world's great dishes, but I find orange chicken-- roasted chicken with cut-up orange quarters...
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